Further training on the prison system and probation

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Published: November 19, 2024

From 20 to 24 October 2020, the IRZ, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, held practice-oriented workshops for specialists from the Moldovan justice and prison system in Chişinău. At the opening of the event, State Secretary Ruslan Lungu emphasised the importance of prison reform for the EU integration of the Republic of Moldova. In practice-oriented workshops led by Dr Arne Wieben, director of the Bremervörde prison, Jörg Sprenger, director of the agency for criminal justice social work in Lower Saxony, and Silvie Hawliczek, retired social services director, the participants were able to learn about new approaches and instruments for more effective prison and probation work.

One of the workshop's priorities was the introduction of an instrument for assessing the risk of reoffending and needs-oriented aftercare for the purpose of targeted prison planning that records individual risks of reoffending and takes into account the need for care. In addition, risk management in prison and in the probation service, as well as transition management between prison and probation, were presented. Special probation programmes from Lower Saxony for juvenile offenders and sex offenders were also discussed, which could also provide valuable impetus for practical work in Moldova. The workshop on psychological assessment and the creation of individual risk profiles was aimed at Moldovan prison psychologists. Using case studies from the Moldovan penal system, the participants were able to deepen their knowledge of risk profiling and diagnosis.